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Subject: Re: Hi..We are Proud new owners, with a Million Questions Author: DanT [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 06/ 3/ 02, 4:38am In reply to: Jack & Donna Smith 's message, "Hi..We are Proud new owners, with a Million Questions" on 06/ 2/ 02, 1:58pm J&D, The Allison transmission works like any basic automatic. Put it in Drive or the highest gear and it will do the rest. The nice thing about the Allison is it can also be manually shifted if you want to proceed down a long hill in a lower gear or such. I don't have a retarder so I can't comment on that one. I am installing carpet and Pergo in mine as we speak. Works great. Hardest part is removing old. Aound here you can get a coach painted for 2 to 3 thousand. Check the phone book for truck painters too. Imron works fine. I bought new Flexsteel seats for mine and they fit right on the old mounts. You can purchase these from a number of locations depending on where you are. Same with the couch. The wheel situation can be remedied at a truck junk yard. I don't know price since mine had Alcoas but used is ok as long as they are in good shape. BB have basicly a truck chassis and axles so truck parts are readily available. The water heater should be under the drivers side rear bed. All the interior can be removed, changed or recovered at will. Ours was in a flood just before we bought it so everything had to come out. Easy once you get going. Most folks don't care for the 391 Ford as it is low on power and a pig on gas. But you have to start somewhere. Welcome aboard! DanT [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Hi..We are Proud new owners, with a Million Questions Author: John Glasgow '70fc31 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 06/ 5/ 02, 10:08am Congrdulations on your purchase! I also have the 391 ford engine - it's not fast! Mine hgas about 60 miles on it - Remanufactured engine installed after the original died on the way home after buying it (omen of things to come?) Our homeowners assn is also concerned but we have kept its presence below the 2 week maximum visit (no limit on the number of "visits") I have the 6 speed Allison MT-40 transmission with retarder. The retarder works much better now that I have connected the linkage! It seems to work when the RPMs come up, so I downshift a gear and then press the pedal, it has a definite effect. I notice very little effect when the engine is running slowly. The "suburban" vent is the propane furnace - I haven't tried it; as this is summer, that little voyage of discovery will wait a few months. Let me know what you find out about the wheels as I have the same questions. I use roadside service for the spare tire - I don't know if I could jack it up to change it anyway. How is it towing the Jeep? JOhn G '70FC31 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]